What a fantastic work of art, and also a work of devotion.
What a fantastic work of art, and also a work of devotion.
Even though the Czechs acknowledge Sweden as the rightful owner of the Devil’s Bible, the issue of ownership is not important to me as a Swede.
Two things are much more important concerning all the cultural and historical treasures of Europe, including this one:
1. Basically, their very preservation.
2. Providing the public access to these works. It is of utmost importance that Westerners in general, not only scholars and researchers, get to know their historical and cultural identity, through education, through literature, through traditions and through works of art like this Bible (and naturally, tourists from Asia, Africa etc are also welcome to get to know them in real life).
Less than 20 years ago, few Western Europeans, Americans and other free Westerners were able to experience the cultural treasures of places like Warsaw, Prague and Budapest and simultaneously, people living behind the Iron Curtain stood little chance of visiting cities like Athens, Florence or Paris in Western Europe. The fact that ALL of the Western World (including Russia)now is accessible to ALL Westerners is a great cultural treasure in itself.
WOW.